Sea-salt soap



Patented May 27, 19 30 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcs LOUIS C. LAURENT, 01 DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO HERBERT J. -LENI CEEC K,

or DENVER,

COLORADO f SEA-SALT SOAP No Drawing. Application filed April .18,

This inventionrelates to improvements in soap and has special reference to a soap that shall contain a large amount of sea salt.

It has been found desirable to mix sea salt 5 with the water used in taking bathsand for this purpose colored and scented sea salt is sold on the market.

I have found that more satisfactory results can be obtained with less trouble if sea salt is added to the bath soap. I have found that I can incorporate fifteen per cent or more of ground sea salt into any ordinary bath soap providing I also employ a binder containing gluten. Gluten flour such as is sold 15 on the market, is very satisfactory for this purpose and can be added to the extent of ten (10) per cent or more of the total weight of the mixture. Although gluten flour is considered the best binder, it is possible to employ flour containing gluten in any appreciable amount as, for example, twenty-five per cent of gluten flour and the balance ordinary white fiour.

In addition to the salt and the gluten bind- 25 er, I also add a small percentage of glycerine and a suitable perfume.

M mixture is formed in accordance with the ollowing formula:

7 Per cent Ordinary bath soap, about 74. Ground sea salt 15 Gluten containing flour 10 Glycerine 1 Perfume"; a trace The soap preferably employed is the well known Ivory soap or Castile soap, although any other bath soap may be employed.

The salt and gluten are preferably incorporated imniediatel when the soap is manufactured, although it is possible to granulate the manufactured soap and to incorporate the salt, gluten and glycerine. The cheapest and best way is, of course, to incorporate the salt and the binder just after the manufacture, as this involves less labor and expense.

I have found that it is possible to employ as high as twenty-five (25) per cent of salt and a like percentage of gluten, but better results 50 are obtained with the proportions given 1927. Serial No. 184,833.

above. If the salt is used without the gluten very important ingredient as without it, salt can not be added to any appreciable extent.

From the above it will be apparent that I have produced a bath soap having a very large percentage of sea salt which makes-it admirably adapted for use as a bath soap and which at the same time will not crumble when it gets wet.

Having thus described the invention what is claimedas new is: I

'1. A bath soap containing sea salt and a gluten binder.

2. A bath soap containing at least fifteen per cent of sea salt and a gluten binder;

3. A soap containing fifteen per cent of sea salt and ten per cent of gluten binder.

4. A soap containing fifteen per cent of sea salt, ten per cent of gluten binder and glycerme.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

LOUIS O. LAURENT. 

